An aspiring rapper in Gainesville, Fla., has allegedly told cops he robbed a convenience store and shot a clerk in the head with a BB gun in an effort to gain “street credibility” for his hip-hop career.

Steven Gilmore, 21, also admitted robbing a Hungry Howie’s restaurant as a career move, police said.

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A South Carolina man threatened his wife, broke her car’s window and tore off two car-door handles — because she forgot to bring home cheddar cheese.

Michael Jay Richardson’s wife told cops that she was in the bathroom after he helped her bring in groceries when Richardson, 48, kicked in the door and demanded to know where the cheese was.

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A Colorado man was issued a ticket after he wore a pro-wrestling-style mask as a joke while walking through a furniture store, where terrified employees fled because they thought he was a robber.